{"id":436,"date":"2025-06-17T17:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedrive.metrozen.com\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:10:17","slug":"news-and-press-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thedrivefilm.net\/index.php\/news-and-press-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Press Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\">Why Now ?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e32432cb604f0a085772ace3d7220159\">Queer Spaces are disappearing &amp; it&#8217;s a pivotal election year. There are a few Gayborhoods left in the country. Wilton Manors remains one of the Gayest, despite being in one of the most hostile states in the USA. 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